My name is Shara Norton and I am a senior at the University of Rhode Island. I will be graduating in May 2011 with a B.A. in Chemistry and Secondary Education. I am originally from Bedford, MA, where I attended Bedford High School. I have been playing lacrosse for 10 years, and I am currently they starting goalkeeper for the University of Rhode Island Women's Club Lacrosse team. I hope to continue playing and coaching lacrosse in the future. Aside from school and lacrosse, I work as an elementary and middle school teacher's aid at local schools in South Kingstown. My family and friends are very important to me. I enjoy spending my free time going to the beach with friends and spending time with my family. I have really enjoyed my last four years at URI and I am sad to see it come to an end, but I am looking forward to beginning the next chapter in my life as a chemistry teacher!
Teaching Portfolio
Teaching Rationale/Philosophy Unit Plan - Making Sense of Chemical Reactions
This unit is intended for Honors Chemistry students. This is a mixed level course composed of students in grades 11 and 12. This unit on chemical reactions focuses on how to write chemical equations that describe chemical reactions, how to classify and identify chemical reactions, and how to write ionic equations for reactions that occur in aqueous solution. This unit also includes learning how to recognize evidence of chemical changes, balancing chemical equations, identifying characteristics of each type of chemical reaction, describing aqueous solutions and predicting their products. The purpose of this unit is to help students recognize and understand the chemical reactions that occur in their daily lives and in the world around them. This unit is one of the major building blocks for the rest of the course so it is very important for students to master the topics in this unit in order to be successful in the rest of the course. Students will have many opportunities to learn in this unit, including class and small group work, laboratory experiments, a cumulative project, and a final assessment.
Principal: Thomas W. Kenworthy
Sci Dept Head: James Viner
Office secretary(s): Carole Taylor
Custodian(s): Mr. Butch Smith
Who do you call when sick or dying? Carole Taylor, Secretary
What are the phone numbers? (401)268-6236
Cooperating Teacher: James Viner, Kathleen Crescenzo
Shara Norton
My name is Shara Norton and I am a senior at the University of Rhode Island. I will be graduating in May 2011 with a B.A. in Chemistry and Secondary Education. I am originally from Bedford, MA, where I attended Bedford High School. I have been playing lacrosse for 10 years, and I am currently they starting goalkeeper for the University of Rhode Island Women's Club Lacrosse team. I hope to continue playing and coaching lacrosse in the future. Aside from school and lacrosse, I work as an elementary and middle school teacher's aid at local schools in South Kingstown. My family and friends are very important to me. I enjoy spending my free time going to the beach with friends and spending time with my family. I have really enjoyed my last four years at URI and I am sad to see it come to an end, but I am looking forward to beginning the next chapter in my life as a chemistry teacher!
Teaching Portfolio
Teaching Rationale/PhilosophyUnit Plan - Making Sense of Chemical Reactions
This unit is intended for Honors Chemistry students. This is a mixed level course composed of students in grades 11 and 12. This unit on chemical reactions focuses on how to write chemical equations that describe chemical reactions, how to classify and identify chemical reactions, and how to write ionic equations for reactions that occur in aqueous solution. This unit also includes learning how to recognize evidence of chemical changes, balancing chemical equations, identifying characteristics of each type of chemical reaction, describing aqueous solutions and predicting their products. The purpose of this unit is to help students recognize and understand the chemical reactions that occur in their daily lives and in the world around them. This unit is one of the major building blocks for the rest of the course so it is very important for students to master the topics in this unit in order to be successful in the rest of the course. Students will have many opportunities to learn in this unit, including class and small group work, laboratory experiments, a cumulative project, and a final assessment.
Student Teaching Information
A. First Student Teaching Placement
School: North Kingstown High SchoolAddress: 150 Fairway Drive, North Kingstown, RI 02852
Principal: Thomas W. Kenworthy
Sci Dept Head: James Viner
Office secretary(s): Carole Taylor
Custodian(s): Mr. Butch Smith
Who do you call when sick or dying? Carole Taylor, Secretary
What are the phone numbers? (401)268-6236
Cooperating Teacher: James Viner, Kathleen Crescenzo
Observations and Reflections